Steady State
Steady State
Steady State Market Archetype Mechanical Natural
Tier
Priority Review
Trajectory Thumbprint

Steady State

What does this mean?

No extreme longitudinal divergence detected. The organization is maintaining its current operational philosophy.

The Path Forward

The Stewardship

Focuses on long-term sustainability and gentle cultivation of existing resources rather than forced expansion. It honors the organization's established role as a reliable anchor.

The Stewardship
The Stewardship
Institutional Health Scores
5-yr trend: Steady State ↓
Overall
36
Score
Governance
50
Score
Financial
10
Score
Program
60
Score

Institutional Epochs

2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Financial Era
Governance Era
Trajectory Era
Steady State

Historical Performance

Year Revenue Top Comp Comp % Rev Score Phase Label Outlook Details
2024 Hidden Hidden — — Unknown —
2023 Hidden Hidden 10.3% 36 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2022 — — 10.3% 42 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2021 — — 9.7% 52 Fragile Recovery
2020 — — 6.1% 48 Fragile Recovery
2019 — — 9.6% 36 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2018 — — 8.3% 48 Fragile Recovery
2017 — — 9.7% 48 Fragile Gov Risk
2016 — — 8.3% 50 Fragile Stable Watch
2015 — — 7.4% 50 Fragile Recovery
2014 — — 6.5% 46 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2013 — — 6.9% 46 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2012 — — 5.6% 54 Fragile Recovery
2011 — — 6.7% 46 Financially Distressed Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2025

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Thomas West Executive Director 2.4% of Rev
Gennadi Nedgivin Artistic Director 2.4% of Rev
Juliana Han Witt Chief Advancement Officer 1.5% of Rev
Pamela Whitacre Treasurer 1.5% of Rev
Sharon Story Dean Centre Dance Education 1.5% of Rev
Patricia Ekholm Chief Marketing Officer 1.0% of Rev
Nancy Field Board President —
Barbara Joiner Board President —
Kristen Manion Taylor Board President —
LINDA MORRIS Treasurer —
Jan Beaves Secretary —
Elizabeth Adams Board Member —
Emily C Baker Board Member —
Ron Breakstone Board Member —
Ginny Brewer Board Member —
Chris Carlos Board Member —
Meria Carstarphen Board Member —
Lynn Cochran Board Member —
Lynda B Courts Board Member —
Cynthia Crain Board Member —
Vanessa Delmer Board Member —
Yelena Epova Board Member —
Nigel Ferguson Board Member —
Jacqueline Flake Board Member —
Amy Gerome Board Member —
Lindsay Hill Board Member —
Joyce Houser Board Member —
Tharon Johnson Board Member —
Kathleen Knous Board Member —
Araya Mesfin Board Member —
Taylor Meyer Board Member —
Allen Nelson Board Member —
Katherine Scott Board Member —
Pam Wakefield Board Member —
MATTHEW HARTNETT Board Member —
Juan Carlos Urdaneta Board Member —

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Gennadi Nedgivin Artistic Director 2.0% of Rev
Pamela Whitacre Treasurer 1.6% of Rev
Arthur Jacobus Executive Director 1.4% of Rev
Sharon Story Dean Centre Dance Education 1.2% of Rev
Mary Grace Herrington Chief Advancement Officer 1.1% of Rev
Patricia Ekholm Chief Marketing Officer 1.0% of Rev
Thomas West Executive Director 0.8% of Rev
Nancy Field Board President —
Barbara Joiner Board President —
Kristen Manion Taylor Board President —
Juan Carlos Urdaneta Treasurer —
Jan Beaves Secretary —
Elizabeth Adams Board President —
Lynda B Courts Board President —
Emily C Baker Board Member —
Ron Breakstone Board Member —
Ginny Brewer Board Member —
Chris Carlos Board Member —
Meria Carstarphen Board Member —
Lynn Cochran Board Member —
Cynthia Crain Board Member —
Lavona Currie Board Member —
Vanessa Delmer Board Member —
Yelena Epova Board Member —
Nigel Ferguson Board Member —
Jacqueline Flake Board Member —
Amy Gerome Board Member —
Matthew Hartnett Board Member —
Lindsay Hill Board Member —
Joyce Houser Board Member —
Tharon Johnson Board Member —
Kathleen Knous Board Member —
Araya Mesfin Board Member —
Taylor Meyer Board Member —
Linda Morris Board Member —
Allen Nelson Board Member —
Rachel Phipps Board Member —
Katherine Scott Board Member —
Pam Wakefield Board Member —
Jon S Wright Board Member —
Tom West Ex Officio —

Tax year 2022

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Arthur Jacobus Executive Director 2.0% of Rev
Gennadi Nedgivin Artistic Director 1.7% of Rev
Pamela Whitacre Treasurer 1.3% of Rev
Sharon Story Dean Centre Dance Education 1.0% of Rev
Patricia Ekholm Chief Marketing Officer 0.9% of Rev
Mary Grace Herrington Chief Advancement Officer 0.8% of Rev
Steven Libman Chief Advancement Officer 0.2% of Rev
Elizabeth Adams Board President —
Barbara Joiner Board President —
Kristen Manion Taylor Board President —
Juan Carlos Urdaneta Treasurer —
Kathleen Knous Secretary —
Allen Nelson Board Member —
Emily C Baker Board Member —
Jan Beaves Board Member —
Ron Breakstone Board Member —
Ginny Brewer Board Member —
Kelly Cannon Board Member —
Chris Carlos Board Member —
Meria Carstarphen Board Member —
Lynn Cochran Board Member —
Lynda B Courts Board Member —
Cynthia Crain Board Member —
Lavona Currie Board Member —
Vanessa Delmer Board Member —
Yelena Epova Board Member —
Nigel Ferguson Board Member —
Nancy Field Board President —
Jacqueline Flake Board Member —
Amy Gerome Board Member —
Lindsay Hill Board Member —
Joyce Houser Board Member —
Tharon Johnson Board Member —
Edward Krugman Board Member —
Taylor Meyer Board Member —
Linda Morris Board Member —
Stanley Rose Board Member —
Katherine Scott Board Member —
Pam Wakefield Board Member —
Jon S Wright Board Member —
Vonda Wright Board Member —
Ceci Johnson Ex Officio —
Joni Santos Ex Officio —
Araya Mesfin Board Member —

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Arturo Jacobus Executive Director 2.3% of Rev
Gennadi Nedgivin Artistic Director 1.9% of Rev
Steven Libman Chief Advancement Officer 1.8% of Rev
Pamela Whitacre Treasurer 1.4% of Rev
Sharon Story Dean Centre Dance Education 1.1% of Rev
Patricia Ekholm Chief Marketing Officer 1.0% of Rev
Cynthia Crain Board Member —
Lavona S Currie Board Member —
Vanessa Delmer Board Member —
Yelena Epova CPA Board Member —
Nigel Ferguson Board Member —
Nancy Field Board President —
Jacqueline Flake Board Member —
Amy Gerome Board Member —
Lindsay R Hill Board Member —
Joyce Houser PhD Board Member —
Barbara S Joiner Board President —
Kathleen Knous Secretary —
Edward B Krugman Board Member —
Taylor Meyer Board Member —
Linda Morris Board Member —
Allen W Nelson Board Member —
Stanley Rose III Board Member —
Katherine Scott Board Member —
Sharon Silvermintz Board President —
Stephanie Thomas Stephens Board Member —
Kristen Manion Taylor Board President —
Juan Carlos Urdaneta Treasurer —
Pam Wakefield Board Member —
Jon S Wright Board Member —
Dr Vonda Wright Board Member —
Ceci Johnson Board President —
Joni Santos Board President —
Elizabeth Adams Board President —
Emily C Baker Board Member —
Jan Beaves Board Member —
Ron Breakstone Board Member —
Ginny Brewer Board Member —
Kelly C Cannon Board Member —
Chris Carlos Board Member —
Dr Meria Carstarphen Board Member —
Lynn Cochran-Schroder Board Member —
Lynda B Courts Board Member —
Officer contact details, exact compensation figures, and active litigation are available to verified members.
Request access
Score breakdown

Score breakdown

Financial resilience
10 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
50 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
60 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
36 / 100
Priority Review

The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →

Peer comparison

Compared to 209 other orgs in GA with NTEE prefix A6.

Most-divergent component: financial score sits 45 points below the peer median (10 vs. 55).

5-year trend: Steady State

No extreme longitudinal divergence detected. The organization is maintaining its current operational philosophy.

What's driving this score

What would change this score

The two changes that would most improve this score:

  1. Build cash reserves to at least 3 months of operating expenses — moves financial resilience score meaningfully (~10 points).

Improving governance is a board decision. These are the levers.